Container



C. H. CONGDON.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI, I919.

Patented July 13, 1920-.

Gar/e5 woo/whoa I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

Application filed May 7, 1919. Serial No. 295,324.

1/ '0 all who/12, it may came /"'12 Be it known that I, CHARLES H. GoNeDoN, citizen of the United States, and resident of East Stroudsburg, in the county of Monroe and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention refers to devices for holding papers, clippings, phonographic disk records, or other flat matter, and has for its object the provision'of a device of this kind which shall answer the purpose in every way and shall at the same time be simple and inexpensive to make. As the description proceeds, numerous ways will appear in which my device and the method of making it are an advance over the prior art.

The following description, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawing, will be found to be so clear, full and concise that it will enable others to make and use my device. In the drawing, Figures 1 and 2 show two different forms of the unit of which my container is made up, and the making of which constitutes one of the steps of the process involved in making my device; Fig. 3 illustrates in a sectional perspective view one of these elements or units with its flap creased for use. in my device; Fig. 4: is a similar view of two of the elements or units assembled; Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic representation of a number of the elements made up into a container; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view, partly in section, of a complete container.

The element or unit of which my container is made up is seen from Fig. 1 to resemble an envelop. It has the pocket 1 with the opening 2, and the flap 3. This envelop may be made in any desired way though I prefer that it be made of a single piece of paper.

In some cases the envelops will be used just as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but where I think it necessary on account of the bulk of the material to be kept in the pockets of the container, the flap 3 of each envelop may first be creased along a line 4 parallel to the crease 5 at its base (see Fig. 3). In either case the flap is inserted into the second envelop and is pasted to the inside of the front of the second envelop, with which it is seen to be in contact in Fig. i. The flap of this second envelop is similarly creased and then inserted into and pasted to the inside of the front of a third envelop. This procedure is repeated for as many more envelops as desired. V

Fig. 5 illustrates diagrammatically the an rangement just spoken of. It may be considered a cross-section of a container according to my invention. Alternate envelops are shown in this figure in dotted lines to make it easier to follow out the arrangement. The flap 8 of envelop a is seen to be pasted to the inside of the front of envelop 7), and the flat 3 of envelop b to the inside of the front of envelop 0, which in turn has its flap pasted to the inside of the front of the next envelop, cl, and so on for the remaining ones of the set making up the container.

In connection with the two forms of envelop shown in Figs. 1 and 2 I might state that the former is for use when comparatively thin matter is to be kept inthe pockets of the container, while the latter is for cases of more bulky material. In either case the crease 4, if used, is to be made at a distance from crease 5 dictated by the amount of ma terial the pockets are to hold.

In the assembled container, as illustrated in Fig. 6, the arrangement can again be clearly seen in the right half, where a section at right angles to the back of the container is shown. The middle one, we, of the three separated envelops has its flap 3" pasted to the inside of the front of envelop 1, and to the inside of its own front is pasted the flap 3 of envelop n. This figure brings out certain points of the completed structure that it may be well to mention. As will be seen, the pages of the container provided with pockets alternate with pages which have no pockets. The pockets open toward the center of the container, with the important resultant advantage that when the container is closed'nothing can fall out of the pockets, and when it is opened at any given place all pockets are closed except the one to which the container is opened,the contents of the other pock ets being therefore in no danger of spilling out.

It will be understood that, if desired, an appropriate back and cover may be provided for the entire set of envelops making up a container. As intimated above, this device may be put to a great variety of uses and some of them will suggest some modifications from the description herein given,

- tion is meant to be illustrative only. Thus,

the material maybe other than paper, 6. 9., leather, cloth, etc. the shape of the envelops maybe greatly varied; the flaps may be varied in'shape and size; the container may be reintorced in certain places; in the processthe order of the steps may be varied. Vhat I claim is 1. In a device of the kind described, the

combination of two envelops the flap'of'one of which is secured to the inside of the front of the other. 7 a

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of two envelops the inside surface of the flap of one of which is secured to theinside of the front of the other.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a plurality of envelops the flap of each of which is inserted into the next adjacent one and secured to the inside of its front. V

4, In a device ofthe class described, the combination of a plurality of envelops arranged side by side and all fronting in the same direction, the flap of each being inserted into an adjacent one and secured to its front. 7

5. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a series of sheets of paper or sim lar material each wlth a flap attached to one of its edges and with a pocket opening toward said edge, the flap of each being secured to the next adjacent sheet on the side, provided with the pocket,

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a series of similar sheets of paper or similar material, all similarly creased to form a flap oneach, and creased and pasted to form a pocketon each, the flap of each being inserted into the pocket of an adjacent one and pasted to the sheet adj acent to the first namedcrease.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of .ew York, this 5th day of May,A; D. 1919. l

OHARLED CONGDON. 

